Alumni

Being part of the School of Mines music family continues after graduation. Our music alumni maintain close ties, creating professional and personal networks that continue to benefit them.

Eight alumni singers accompanied the SD Mines choirs on their first European concert tour in 1989, and the tradition has continued ever since. In 1993, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2009 choirs composed of both students and alumni performed in Rapid City and on tours to Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Ireland, winning awards and acclaim.

In 1999, the Alumni and Friends Choir, a vocal ensemble open to alumni, spouses, and friends of SD Mines Music, was formalized and has developed a set of repertory that they have since performed at campus reunions, spring choral concerts, and special performance events in the U.S. and abroad.

The High Energy Machine (THEM)

Established in 1984 as a 1950s do-wop music group, THEM was soon performing in nearly every venue available from the Governor’s Hunt Club Banquet in Pierre to European festivals. THEM now soldiers on as an alumni ensemble, appearing in European tours and maintaining an active social network.